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Jang Yeong-sil

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Jang Yeong-sil

Jang Yeong-sil (Korean: 장영실; Hanja: 蔣英實; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕɐŋ jʌŋɕiɭ]; ? – after 1442) was a Korean mechanical engineer, scientist, and inventor during the Joseon dynasty. He was born to a mother who was a government-registered courtesan (관기; 官妓) and a father of Yuan dynasty descent. Although Jang was born a nobi, King Sejong gave him a court-technician position in the royal court. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jang Yeong-sil is the 170th most popular inventor (down from 151st in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 94th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Jang Yeong-sil ranks 170 out of 426. Before him are Georg Luger, Alfred Vail, Guillaume Amontons, Robert Watson-Watt, Robert Metcalfe, and Charles Algernon Parsons. After him are John Ericsson, Sandford Fleming, Heinrich Göbel, Charles Cros, Uziel Gal, and Gaston Glock.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Georg Luger
1849 - 1923
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 164
Alfred Vail
1807 - 1859
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 165
Guillaume Amontons
1663 - 1705
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 166
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 167
Robert Metcalfe
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 168
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 169
Jang Yeong-sil
1400 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 170
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 171
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 172
Heinrich Göbel
1818 - 1893
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 173
Charles Cros
1842 - 1888
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 174
Uziel Gal
1923 - 2002
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 175
Gaston Glock
1929 - 2023
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 176

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400, Jang Yeong-sil ranks 20. Before him are Dabiša of Bosnia, Vladislav II of Wallachia, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Ausiàs March, and Alexander I of Moldavia. After him are Doukas, Didacus of Alcalá, Goharshad Begum, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Balša II, and Irene Asanina.

Others Born in 1400

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Dabiša of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1395
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 14
Vladislav II of Wallachia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1456
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 15
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1453
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 16
Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1374
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 17
Ausiàs March
WRITER
1400 - 1459
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 18
Alexander I of Moldavia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1432
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 19
Jang Yeong-sil
INVENTOR
1400 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 20
Doukas
HISTORIAN
1400 - 1500
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 21
Didacus of Alcalá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 - 1463
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 22
Goharshad Begum
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1457
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 23
Bartolomeu Perestrello
EXPLORER
1400 - 1457
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 24
Balša II
NOBLEMAN
1400 - 1385
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 25
Irene Asanina
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1354
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 26